An easy-to-grasp introduction to coding concepts for kids. Coding For Kids For Dummies breaks coding into a series of small projects, each designed to teach elementary-to-middle-school-aged students a core concept to build a game, application, or other tool. In this his hands-on, friendly guide readers will get access to a leading coding tool that has been designed specifically for kids, showing them how to create the projects provided in the book...

C Programming in easy steps, 5th edition has an easy-to-follow style that will appeal to anyone who wants to begin programming in C, from programmers moving from another programming language, to the student who is studying C programming at school or college, or to those seeking a career in computing who need a fundamental understanding of procedural programming. Begins by explaining how to download and install a free C compiler so that you can quickly...

Learn to Code while Adventuring through the Overworld! This fun and educational activity book Introduces kids to the world of coding through the Minecraft world they love. Colorfully illustrated characters and themes from their favorite video game bring the excitement of coding to life, while easy-to-follow screenshots guide them through activities. With adventures that include design, music, animation, gaming, and more, learners will discover tons...

In one of the most unorthodox yet necessary programming books ever to appear, Daniel Kohanski, a seasoned programmer and systems consultant, delves into the foundational concepts and basic mechanics of computers and computer programming. Rather than writing yet another book, that teaches readers how to write code, Kohanski penetrates more deeply into the nature of programming itself. By exploring what programming is all about, The Philosophical Programmer:...

Much like its older brother, Lego Mindstorms, Lego WeDo kits offer young engineers the chance to design and program creations all by themselves. WeDo kits take the fun and technology of Mindstorms kits and make it simpler for novice coders and builders. At the same time, using WeDo can be integrated into STEM instruction.

Move from zero knowledge of programming to comfortably writing small to medium-sized programs in Python. Fully updated for Python 3, with code and examples throughout, the book explains Python coding with an accessible, step-by-step approach designed to bring you into the world of software development. Real-world scenarios make the material understandable, with a wide variety of well-documented examples to illustrate each concept. Along the way,...

Introduces the relevance of coding and shares down-to-earth explanations about coding principles and real-life stories of women programmers who work at such places as Pixar and NASA.

"By day, Mel Strickland is an underemployed help-desk tech at a startup incubator, Hatch, where she helps entitled brogrammers who can't even fix their own laptops, but are apparently the next wave of startup geniuses. By night, she goes on bad dates with misbehaving dudes she's matched with on the ubiquitous dating app Fluttr. After one inappropriate pic too many, Mel has had it. Using her coding skills, she designs an app of her own, one that allows...

In this Definitive Java Intermediate Level Guide, you're about to discover.... Java is a program that allows you to use different techniques to do different things. Each aspect of Java is going to help you to better understand how the program is going to work so that you are able to use Java so that it can benefit you better. Here is a Preview of What You'll Learn... • Building custom code that is going to assist you in a way that writing normal...

In this Definitive Java Advanced Level Guide, you're about to discover... • The Java Interface — Learn all about the Java Interface and how it works • Java Packages — learn how to organize your code using packages • Java Collections — Learn how to store dynamic data types better • Java Inheritance — Learn about superclasses and abstract methods • Access Modifiers — Learn how to structure your programs properly with the correct...